Glengoyne Balbaina / 43%/ 1.0l
- In the late 2017 Glengoyne Distillery unveiled a new range of whisky, Spirit of Oak Collection, exclusively for Travel Retail.
Product description
At the end of 2017, Glengoyne Distillery announced a new series of whiskies intended for the Travel Retail chain.
The Spirit of Oak Collection celebrates sherry casks, and the time it takes from the felling of oak from the forests of northern Spain or the southern United States to the filling of a Glengoyne cask. Staves cut from the oak are air-dried, then assembled into casks filled with sherry for a period ranging from a few months to three years. Once emptied, they travel to the southern Highlands to the home of the Glengoyne Distillery, where the distillate is processed into a complex “sherry wood whisky.” Glengoyne Balbaína (Balbaína is a land in Andalusia) matures in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks made from Spanish oak.
Aroma : pleasantly spicy, cloves, cinnamon, raisins, maple syrup, caramel, apple pie and a bit of cocoa powder.
Palate: rich sherry notes, raisins, dried apples and plums, brown sugar, toffee, hints of cinnamon and oak.
Finish: quite long and spicy, pepper, cloves, allspice, sherry-soaked oak and a delicate citrus note.